WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (8): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (13): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (9): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX (90-39) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (67-61) Friday, August 24, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. ET • Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL RHP Hector Velázquez (7-1, 2.74) vs. RHP Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.47) Game #130 • Road Game #66 • TV: NESN/MLBN • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM/103.7 FM (Spanish) STATE OF THE SOX: The Red Sox lead the majors with 90 SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox won the final 2 games wins, 11 more than any other team...They also lead MLB in of their 4-game series vs. CLE to avoid their first series loss REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN AL East Standing ...........................1st, +9.5 win percentage (.698) and run differential (+225). since 6/29-7/1 at NYY...They are 10-0-4 in their last 14 series. Home/Road ............................. 46-18/44-21 According to Elias, the Red Sox are just the 3rd team It had been 46 years since the Sox went unbeaten in Day/Night .................................. 30-6/60-33 in the last 70 seasons to reach 90 wins before any 14 straight series (10-0-6 in August/September, 1972). March/April/May .................2-1/19-6/18-11 other team won 80 games...The 2001 Mariners and June/July/August ...............17-10/19-6/15-5 The Sox have not been swept this season, but they have vs. AL East ..........................................45-16 2017 Dodgers also achieved that feat. earned 12 series sweeps...They have never gone an entire vs. AL Central .....................................16-10 The Sox’ 90 wins are tied for their most ever through season without being swept in a series of 2+ games. vs. AL West .........................................20-10 129 games (also 90 in 1912). FURTHEST INTO A SEASON (BY DATE) vs. National League................................9-3 vs. RH/LH starter ..................... 73-27/17-12 The Sox are 60-24 (.714) in 84 games since 5/19, WITHOUT BEING SWEPT*, RED SOX HISTORY Leading after 6 innings ........................73-4 including 34-10 (.773) in their last 44. Season First Swept Tied after 6 innings ..............................11-3 BOS is 51 games above .500, 1 shy of its season high 1912 ............................ 9/17-19 at CLE (4 games) Trailing after 6 innings .........................6-32 (+52)...Prior to 2018, the Sox had not been as many 1995 ............................. 9/8-10 at NYY (3 games) Leading after 7 innings ........................76-4 1979 ..............................8/24-26 at KC (3 games) Tied after 7 innings ..............................10-3 as 41 games above .500 since 1946 (+54). Trailing after 7 innings .........................4-32 HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN MLB (2018) *In a series of at least 2 games Leading after 8 innings ........................82-1 Rank Club Run Diff. Win % (Record) Tied after 8 innings ................................5-1 1. Red Sox +225 .698 (90-39) X FACTOR: Xander Bogaerts drove in 8 runs over the Trailing after 8 innings .........................3-37 Red Sox score fi rst ..............................61-10 2. Yankees +143 .627 (79-47) 4-game series vs. CLE...In his last 14 games, he is 17-for-50 Opponents score fi rst .........................29-29 3. Astros +201 .606 (77-50) (.340) with 11 XBH and 17 RBI. Come-from-behind wins .........................38 4. A’s +78 .594 (76-52) Bogaerts ranks among AL leaders with 82 RBI (5th), Shutouts ...............................................13-5 4.99 AB/RBI (4th), 38 2B (T-2nd), 60 XBH (T-7th), and a Scoring less than 3 runs .......................7-18 Scoring 3 or 4 runs .............................18-11 EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox lead the Yankees, .528 SLG (11th)...He has set career highs in 2B and XBH. Scoring 5 or more runs .......................65-10 who have MLB’s 2nd-best record, by 9.5 games, having Bogaerts leads MLB in with 25 XBH and a .777 SLG with Red Sox hit HR/hit 0 HR .......... 71-17/19-22 picked up 1.5 games in the last 2 days...Their largest lead of runners in scoring position...The last Sox hitter with as 1-run/2-run games .................... 19-11/15-6 the season is 10.5 games. many XBH with RISP was Manny Ramirez in 2005 (28). Walk-offs ................................................5-2 Extra innings (home/road) ...............5-1/3-2 The Sox own the 2nd-largest lead for any 1st-place Series openers/fi nales ............. 28-13/30-11 team (CLE-12.0)...They took over sole possession of ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Red Sox lead MLB in runs (701), Series W-L-T (home) ......................... 15-3-2 1st place on 7/2 and have held it ever since. runs per game (5.43), AVG (.269), SLG (.461), OPS (.799), Series W-L-T (road) ........................... 13-4-4 Series W-L-T (total) ...........................28-7-6 doubles (291), and XBH (489)...They also lead the AL in OBP Series sweeps (home/road) ............. 6-0/6-0 CHASING HISTORY: At 90-39, the Red Sox would need to (.338) and own MLB’s 2nd-lowest strikeout % (19.7). go 16-17 (.485) or better in their final 33 games to break The Sox rank 3rd in MLB in stolen base % and steals VS. THE RAYS the franchise’s single-season wins record of 105, which was (79.0%, 98-for-124)...Their 98 SB are their 2nd-most All-Time ................................. 214-156 set during Fenway Park’s inaugural season (1912). through 129 games in the Live Ball Era (100 in 2009). In Boston ......................................117-69 The Sox have won 100+ games in a season 3 times: The Sox rank 5th in MLB with 172 HR, surpassing In Tampa Bay ..................................97-87 1912 (105-47), 1915 (101-50), and 1946 (104-50). their 2017 total (168, fewest in AL)...They own MLB’s 2018.............................................. 11-5 highest win % in games with a HR (.807, 71-17). In Boston ............................................6-3 MODERN TIMES: The Red Sox are 1 of only 18 teams In Tampa Bay ......................................5-2 since 1900 to reach 90 wins by their 129th game...9 of the GOOD, BETTER, BETTS: According to Baseball-Reference, DATE H/R SCORE WP LP previous 17 won the World Series. Mookie Betts leads MLB position players in WAR (8.5)...He 3/29 R L4-6 Pruitt SMITH According to STATS, Alex Cora is the 2nd manager in leads the majors in AVG (.340) and ranks 2nd in runs (103), 3/30 R W1-0 PRICE Roe MLB history to reach 90 wins before managing 130 3/31 R W3-2 PORCELLO Kittredge OBP (.426), SLG (.639), and OPS (1.064). 4/1 R W2-1 VELÁZQUEZ Alvarado games...The only other is Hall of Famer Cap Anson, Betts has 16 defensive runs saved (source: FanGraphs), 4/5 H W3-2 (12) POYNER Kittredge who did so as a player/manager for the National ranking 2nd among AL outfielders (JaCoby Jones, 20)... 4/7 H W10-3 PORCELLO Faria League’s Chicago White Stockings (CHC) in 1879-80. His 79 DRS since 2016 are 26 more than any other OF. 4/8 H W8-7 SMITH Colomé MOST RECENT TEAMS TO WIN 90+ OF FIRST 129 GAMES Betts is the only major leaguer in 2018 to hit for the 4/27 H L3-4 Snell POMERANZ 4/28 H L6-12 Yarbrough PRICE Year Club First 129 Record Finish cycle (8/9 at TOR), as well as the only player with 4/29 H W4-3 KIMBREL Colomé 2018 BOS 90-39 -- -- multiple 3-HR games (4/17 at LAA, 5/2 vs. KC). 5/22 R W4-2 SALE Faria 2017 LAD 91-38 104-58 Lost in WS 5/23 R W4-1 KELLY Colomé 2001 SEA 93-36 116-46 Lost in ALCS J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez leads the majors in RBI (109), 5/24 R L3-6 Snell PORCELLO 1998 NYY 94-35 114-48 Won WS 8/17 H W7-3 JOHNSON Chirinos 1995 CLE 90-39 100-44 Lost in WS SLG (.655), XBH (73), and total bases (305)...His 38 HR rank 2nd in the majors to OAK’s Khris Davis (39). 8/18 H W5-2 PRICE Glasnow 1954 CLE 91-36-2 111-43-2 Lost in WS 8/19 H L0-2 Beeks VELÁZQUEZ Martinez also leads the AL in hits (155) and ranks among MLB leaders in AVG (2nd, .333), OBP (5th, PITCHING IN: The Red Sox recorded their 13th team shut- .405), OPS (3rd, 1.059), and runs (3rd, 95). RED SOX TEAM LEADERS out yesterday, tying CLE for the AL lead...Their 13 such wins Batting are the most by any Red Sox team since 2011 (13). MOST HOME RUNS IN 1ST SEASON WITH RED SOX Hits ......................................Martinez (155) Player HR (Year) Player HR (Year) Doubles ..................................Bogaerts (38) In 43 games since 7/2, the Red Sox own the AL’s Triples....................................Benintendi (6) lowest starting pitcher ERA (3.06; 84 ER/247.1 IP). Dick Stuart ............42 (1963) Manny Ramirez ....41 (2001) HR ..........................................Martinez (38) Jimmie Foxx ..........41 (1936) J.D. Martinez ....38 (2018) RBI .......................................Martinez (109) Overall, the Sox own MLB’s 2nd-lowest ERA (3.47). Runs ...........................................Betts (103) WHAT A RELIEF: In the club’s last 7 games, Red Sox SB.................................................Betts (24) ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Red Sox have won 5 of their BB .......................................Benintendi (63) relievers have posted a 1.66 ERA with a .169 opponent AVG (min.